Collocation a neglected aspect in teaching and learning EFL

Abstract

During the past three decades, the need for emphasis on collocations has received increasingly attention in the field of EFL teaching learning processes. Several researchers pointed out the benefits of learning collocations such as increasing learners’ language competence, enhancing learners’ communicative competence, and being toward native-like. So the aim of present study is to focus on investigating collocational error types made by the participants, in EFL learning, The issues for teachers during teaching collocations, the frequency of collocational errors, and the sources of collocational errors. The participants’ perceptions of difficulty in collocations were also examined. Moreover, it attempts to find answers for these questions. What are instruction effects on learners’ collocational competence? Which collocations need to be learned?) How should we teach collocations in the classroom? Hence, collocational knowledge is essential for EFL learners and collocation instruction in EFL courses is required for every teacher or student who is dealing with English.